Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• What the doctor hears
  Even in this high-tech age of medical imaging, the sights and sounds of the physical exam are still essential to medical care. This is the time of year when first-year medical students are going through their practical training in physical exams. What they will discover there, using methods perfected over 100 years ago, can still tell physicians a lot about the state of a patient's health.4:47 p.m.
• Pioneer Press sold to MediaNews Group
  McClatchy is selling off 12 Knight Ridder papers, including the four that are part of this deal. While the buyer has emerged, MediaNews Group's plans for the St. Paul Pioneer Press remain a mystery.5:18 p.m.
• House passes new stadium bill for Minnesota Twins
  By a comfortable 76-to-55 margin, the House approved a measure that would allow Hennepin County to impose a sales tax without voter approval.5:23 p.m.
• Minnesota's environmental report card just so-so
  A new report on Minnesota's environmental health gives the state mixed reviews when it comes to air and water quality and waste generation. The headline might be "holding steady," despite population growth and urban sprawl. But with expected growth to continue, and more people on the roads, the challenge will be maintaining the status quo, not to mention measurable improvement.5:47 p.m.
• Historic sites reopen
  Restored state funding for seven Minnesota historic sites, including the James J. Hill House and the Lower Sioux Agency means regular operations at the locations this summer. The state cut money for the sites three years ago.5:52 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Is Iran's Nuclear Status Inevitable?
  Nuclear and intelligence experts are divided over whether it is inevitable that Iran will acquire a nuclear weapon, despite the best efforts of the West to prevent it. Some argue it's time to face a hard truth: There may be no way to stop Iran from getting the bomb.
• Chernobyl, Nuclear Power's Dark Side
  Today marks the 20th anniversary of the nuclear disaster in then-Soviet Ukraine. Hundreds attended a ceremony at Chernobyl to commemorate the somber anniversary. Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko told the crowd that Chernobyl must not be a mournig place, but a place of hope.
• School-Rampage Plans Foiled in Four States
  In the past month, authorities have uncovered at least four apparent plots to stage Columbine-style rampages in schools. Police arrested students in Kansas, Alaska, and Washington state after the students sent messages to friends about their intentions.
• Tony Snow to Replace McClellan in Press Job
  President Bush announces that Tony Snow will be his new White House press secretary. Snow, a Fox Radio and TV News host, takes over from Scott McClellan as part of a shake-up of senior staff at the White House.
• Stories from the Underside: 'Dead Fish Museum'
  Writer Charles D'Ambrosio's The Dead Fish Museum reveal the dark sides of America, from psychiatric wards of Manhattan to the shores of Puget Sound. The collection of eight stories comes 10 years after D'Ambrosio's debut, The Point.
• Senate Diverts Iraq Funds to U.S.-Mexico Border
  The Senate votes to strip nearly $2 billion from emergency funding for the war in Iraq, using the money instead to bolster security along the U.S.-Mexico border. Democrats criticized the Republican move to cut nearly three percent of the $72 billion meant mainly for the war in Iraq.
• Springsteen Speaks: The Music of Pete Seeger
  Bruce Springsteen reinterprets the songbook of American folk legend Pete Seeger on his album We Shall Overcome. He talks about Seeger's music, the creative process and the importance of an adventurous audience.
• Snow Moves into White House Job
  Melissa Block talks with NPR's Mara Liasson about the announcement that Tony Snow will be the next White House press secretary.
• Rice, Rumsfeld Meet New Leader in Iraq
  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld fly to Baghdad for meetings with the new Iraqi prime minister and other top officials.
• Pentecostals Mark 100 Years of Worship
  One hundred years ago this month, a small house in Los Angeles was the scene of a series of religious meetings where participants had a new kind of spiritual experience. They had emotional displays, spoke in tongues, and experienced remarkable healing -- all manifestations, they believed, of the Holy Spirit.
• The Roots of Pentecost
  Pentecostalism as a religious movement is 100 years old. But it is named for an event, the Pentecost, that most Christian churches recognize and celebrate. In the Bible, the book of Acts describes the descent of the Holy Spirit.
• Moussaoui Jury Deliberates Another Day
  Jurors in Alexandria, Va., spent another day deliberating the fate of Zacarias Moussaoui, deciding whether the al-Qaida conspirator would be put to death. Robert Siegel talks with Professor Janice Nadler of Northwestern University Law School about victim impact statements in a capital case.
• British Envoy Dishes on D.C. in 'Confidential'
  Robert Siegel talks with Christopher Meyer about his autobiography, DC Confidential: The Controversial Memoirs of Britain's Ambassador to the U.S. at the Time of 9-11 and the Iraq War.
• Supreme Court Weighs Pain of Deadly Injection
  The Supreme Court hears arguments on what condemned inmates can do to challenge their method of execution. The Florida case centers on whether an inmate should get a federal court hearing on his claim that the lethal-injection method causes unnecessary pain.
• Author Erica Jong, on Getting Panned
  Seducing the Demon, the latest book by novelist Erica Jong, received a bad review in The New York Times this past Sunday. In the past, Jong says she would have curled up in bed and thought about changing careers. But now she says that perhaps she could learn something from a critic's harsh words.

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